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are crazy for birds, wings, etc. This is a large hotel, accommo- 

 dates about one hundred and as nice a set as you find at any of the 

 northern watering places. Half my time is taken up with mount- 

 ing and fixing wings. We have no rainy or stormy days so have 

 to go shooting days and work nights. Old Indian mounds and 

 shell heaps in every direction often ten to fifteen feet deep. 

 Come down and dig. With kind regards to Mrs. Baird and Lucy, 

 I am as ever, Yours, 



G. A. BOARDMAN. 



]\Ir. Boardman had been very much interested in the 

 effort which the Smithsonian ofl&cials had been making 

 for a Congressional appropriation for a new building. 

 Prof. Baird was foremost in this work before the com- 

 mittee and on March 7, 1869, Mr. Boardman writes him 

 to congratulate him upon ' ' getting your appropriation 

 for the new museum. I thought at one time you would 

 hardly get it through. Fortune always favors the brave. 

 I thought all winter it was a mean Congress, but I like 

 the members better now." 



In August and September of that year Prof. Baird and 

 family spent several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Boardman 

 and together they visited the most attractive places for out- 

 door excursions about St. Stephen and Calais. This 

 visit of the Bairds was most enjoyable to all. Mr. Board- 

 man and his wife were delightful hosts, were constant in 

 their attentions to guests and did everything possible to 

 make their visits occasions of happiness. On this visit 

 of the Bairds, every pleasant day, rides, calls and excur- 

 sions were planned and enjoyed. On dull or rainy days 

 the two friends were delightfully employed. Mr. Board- 

 man records: " September 6 — Very fine day. Went 

 down to the Simpsons. Had a gay time — picnic and 

 digging for Indian relics." Another day they went to 



